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STORAGE OF APPLES.

CONSERVATION DES POMMES.

Author(s) : TASSOT J.

Type of article: Periodical article

Summary

A DETAILED COMMENTED TABLE GIVES FOR 17 APPLE VARIETIES OF SOUTH-EASTERN FRANCE, THE OPTIMUM STORAGE CONDITIONS, WITH THE DATE OF EARLY HARVESTING, TEMPERATURES [BETWEEN 273 AND 277 K (0 AND 4 DEG C)], THEIR STORAGE LIFE, THE POSSIBLE DETERIORATIONS OF THESE FRUIT, WITH OBSERVATIONS ON HARVESTING INTERVALS AND THE STAGGERING OF THEIR RIPENING. USEFUL ADVICE IS GIVEN FOR PREVENTING THE FOLLOWING DISORDERS: SCALD, BITTER PIT, VITREOUS CORE AND INTERNAL BREAKDOWN. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF COLD ROOMS SHOULD RANGE, ON AN AVERAGE, AROUND 90%, IN ORDER TO CONTROL MASS LOSS. THE RATE OF AIR CIRCULATION SHOULD BE 40 ON THE ADMISSION OF FRUIT AND 20 DURING STORAGE. G.G.

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  • Original title: CONSERVATION DES POMMES.
  • Record ID : 1983-1786
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Agrisept - 23-25; 1 phot.; 2 tabl.
  • Publication date: 1982/09/17
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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